Reorganisations, restructures and other major changes

Implementing change

You can follow well-defined practices to maximise the effectiveness of your changes and minimise the disruption to your business:

• Lead by example - adopt the new working practices that you expect from your staff.
• Change can disrupt teamwork - ensure managers keep their teams focused during restructuring.
• Build a team to take over some of the responsibilities of a change programme.
• Provide adequate resources for ensuring cultural change, eg provide training for staff to help them change their working practices.
• Set goals based on appropriate targets that are achievable.
• Consider incentives to retain key employees.
• Monitor the reorganisation. Be flexible and ready to incorporate any unexpected changes into your reorganisation.

There are recognised systems for managing change and its implementation - see the page in this guide on systems for delivering change.

Subjects covered in this guide

• Introduction
• Reasons for changing the way your business is organised
• Different business structures: by function and area
• Different business structures: by product and project
• The importance of planning and communication
• Managing people
• Implementing change
• Systems for delivering change
• Financial considerations
• Special considerations for change
• Here's how I changed my management style as my business grew

 

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